Method for stabilizing beta-hemihydrate plaster

a technology of beta-hemihydrate and stabilizing plaster, which is applied in the field of posttreatment of hemihydrate plaster, can solve the problems of high energy consumption, stress on the physical microstructure of -hh, and unstable plaster, and achieve the effect of reducing water demand and lowering water demand

Active Publication Date: 2015-06-04
ETEX BUILDING PERFORMANCE INT SAS
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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes a new method for making a type of plaster that has lower water demand, meaning it requires less water to dissolve the components. This method also results in a more stable plaster that doesn't require excess water to hydrate. This is important because it reduces the need for a drying process and makes the plaster easier to handle. Overall, this method improves the efficiency and quality of plaster production.

Problems solved by technology

However, the additional water must necessarily be removed in a final drying step which is very energy intensive and expensive.
Indeed, due to the rough thermal treatment the physical microstructure of β-HH is stressed and quite unstable.
Nevertheless, in all the existing methods, the aged plaster still has the main drawback of developing strength on setting and unpredictable setting properties shortly after its treatment.
Therefore, these plasters need to be dried if they are no used immediately which increases the difficulty of controlling the process, storage conditions, limits the production capability of the plant and requires additional equipment to dry the remaining plaster.
In addition, the manufacturing facilities are most often limited in terms of capacities of production by the size and capacity of the dryers.

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[0068]To an amount of 500 g standard HH plaster (including 5.8% of combined water and a purity of 95% as measured by standard methods), a solution of a retardant (Sicit Plastretard PE) at different concentrations but contributing in all situation to 0.02% by weight based on weight of the plaster, was added to provide a moisture residual content of 1.5; 2.0 and 2.6%. The treated compositions were mixed with a wire whisk for 20 seconds and treated with an immersion blender until tactical knots are gone. The stabilized plasters thus prepared were then cured for 10 min; 30 min or 24 h and the product was dried into a final powder.

example 2

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[0069]The plasters prepared in example 1 with a moisture of 1.5, 2.0 and 2.6% (standard ASTM 471 M for powder humidity) cured for 10 minutes were tested for slumps using a cylinder of 71×43 mm. The slump values were measured and compared. A cylinder of 71×43 mm has a slightly higher volume than the Schmidt ring but offers comparable results with conventional rings since the larger volume is compensated by the lower height.

[0070]FIG. 1 shows that all the plasters that were stabilized according to the invention exhibit a much higher slump which denotes a higher flowability in comparison to the products that are stabilized in the prior art. The results measured for the plasters prepared according to the prior art or further treated with retardant at the time of the preparation of slump cannot provide the same advantageous properties.

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[0071]Samples of different stabilized plasters types taken from 3 different plants of the applicant were prepared according to the procedure detailed in example 1 and slumps were prepared for each samples using the same cylinder as in example 2. For each sample stabilized according to the invention, the ratio water / slurry ratios required to provide a slump of about 150 mm (mechanical stirring) using a conventional cylinder was systematically at least 10% lower compared to the corresponding samples that were stabilized using the conventional process.

[0072]Therefore, the process and plasters of the invention show advantageous properties and uses in different plaster types.

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Abstract

The instant invention is concerned with the post-treatment of β-hemihydrate plasters for the purpose of stabilization. The invention relies in the addition of a retardant to the calcined β-hemihydrate. It is also the purpose of the invention to provide stabilizedβ-hemihydrate plasters which exhibit advantageous properties.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The instant invention is concerned with the post-treatment of β-hemihydrate plasters for the purpose of stabilization. It is also the purpose of the invention to provide stabilized β-hemihydrate plasters which exhibit advantageous properties.TECHNICAL BACKGROUND[0002]Plaster, as a terminology generally accepted in the art, corresponds to partially dehydrated gypsum as a result of a calcination process performed under dry conditions. Gypsum (CaSO4.2 H2O), a calcium-sulphate dihydrate (DH) is thermally treated to remove part of the combined water and turn into metastable hemihydrate (HH; (CaSO4.1 / 2 H2O)) and dehydrated anhydrite (AIII or AII; (CaSO4 ε.H2O)) forms. Whether HH, AIII and AII is formed depends on the extent of the calcination temperature and conditions, e.g. vapour pressure.[0003]While the gypsum becomes dehydrated, two mains types of hemihydrate are produced. The most commonly produced calcium sulphate hemihydrate is the “β-HH”, which results ...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C04B28/14
CPCC04B28/147C04B11/007C04B2111/0062C04B24/14C04B24/003
InventorASCHERN, WINFRIEDBOLD, JORG
OwnerETEX BUILDING PERFORMANCE INT SAS